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{{Item
{{Infobox Item
|name = Golden Bug
|image=
|type =
{{Media
|image = [[File:TP Male Ant Render.png|150px]]
|Render TP= File:TP Male Ant Render.png
|caption = Male Ant
|Model TP= File:TP Male Ant Model.png
|game = {{TP}}
|Model TPHD= File:TPHD Male Ant Model.png
|other = {{HW}}
|Sprite TP= File:TP Male Ant Icon.png
|cost =
|Sprite TPHD= File:TPHD Golden Bugs Icon.png
|uses = Upgrading the [[Wallet]]<br>Obtaining [[Rupee]]s
|comp =
}}
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'''Golden Bugs''' are recurring items in {{TLoZ|Series}}. They are insects scattered all around the overworld of [[Hyrule]]. A girl in [[Castle Town]] named [[Agitha]] fancies these bugs and sends invitations to 24 of them for her ball. She asks for [[Link]]'s help in bringing all the bugs to [[Agitha's Castle|her castle]].<ref>{{Cite|I've invited the 24 golden bugs of the world to the ball, but... I don't know if they got lost on the way or what...but they're not here, that's for sure. [...] Oh, boy, if you have a bug with you now, please give it to me. The ball must begin!|Agitha|TP}}</ref>
|caption=
|pronunciation=
|game= TP
|other= HW
|cost=
|value=
|location= See [[Golden Bug#Locations|Locations]]
|uses=
{{Infobox Game Blocks
|TP= Upgrading the {{Term|TPHD|Wallet|link}}, Obtaining {{Plural|TPHD|Rupee|link}}
|HW= Damaging {{Plural|HWDE|Enemy|link}}
}}
|strength=
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{{Term/Store|Golden Bug|Golden Bugs|Series, TP, TPHD|plural}} are recurring {{Plural|Series|Item|link}} and objects in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 125 {{Exp Game|TP}}}}</ref>


==Characteristics==
==Location and Uses==
Golden Bugs glow and make a shimmering sound. They can be attracted with the [[Lantern]]. Some bugs are out of reach, so Link must use the [[Clawshot]] or [[Gale Boomerang]] to collect them. There are 12 types of Golden Bugs, including a male and female of each type, for a total of 24. Both male and female variations of a single bug can be found in the same general area.
==={{TP|-}}===
In {{TP}}, {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}} glow and make a shimmering sound. They can be attracted with the {{Term|TPHD|Lantern|link}}. Some {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}} are out of reach, so {{Term|TPHD|Link|link}} must use the {{Term|TPHD|Clawshot|link}} or {{Term|TPHD|Gale Boomerang|link}} to collect them. There are 12 types of {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}}, including a male and female of each type, for a total of 24. Both male and female variations of a single {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} can be found in the same general area.<ref>{{Cite|I've invited the 24 golden bugs of the world to the ball, but... I don't know if they got lost on the way or what...but they're not here, that's for sure. [...] Oh, boy, if you have a bug with you now, please give it to me. The ball must begin!|Agitha|TP}}</ref>


==Rewards==
After giving {{Term|TPHD|Agitha|link}} the first {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}}, she will reward {{Term|TPHD|Link}} with the {{Term|TPHD|Big Wallet|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|...You actually went bug hunting for me, didn't you? To be honest, I doubted you would... I guess some might consider me a poor- mannered princess...From now on, if you bring me insects, I'll share my happiness with you. You can keep it in this!|Agitha|TP}}</ref> From then on, giving {{Term|TPHD|Agitha}} a {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} will reward {{Term|TPHD|Link}} with a {{Term|TPHD|Purple Rupee|link}} (50). Giving her a pair of the same {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} will reward him with an {{Term|TPHD|Orange Rupee|link}} (100).<ref>{{Cite|If any bug becomes part of a pair, I think I'll be able to share GREAT happiness with you!|Agitha|TP}}</ref> Once {{Term|TPHD|Link}} gives a {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} to {{Term|TPHD|Agitha}}, it will be marked on the collection screen with a butterfly. After giving all 24 {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}} to {{Term|TPHD|Agitha}}, {{Term|TPHD|Link}} will be rewarded with the {{Term|TPHD|Giant's Wallet|link}}.
After giving Agitha the first Golden Bug, she will reward Link with the [[Big Wallet]].<ref>{{Cite|...You actually went bug hunting for me, didn't you? To be honest, I doubted you would... I guess some might consider me a poor- mannered princess...From now on, if you bring me insects, I'll share my happiness with you. You can keep it in this!|Agitha|TP}}</ref> From then on, giving Agitha a bug will reward Link with 50 [[Rupee]]s. Giving her a pair of the same bug will reward him with 100 Rupees.<ref>{{Cite|If any bug becomes part of a pair, I think I'll be able to share GREAT happiness with you!|Agitha|TP}}</ref> Once Link gives a bug to Agitha, it will be marked on the collection screen with a butterfly. After giving all 24 Golden Bugs to Agitha, Link will be rewarded with the Giant's Wallet.


In {{TPHD}}, she will also give Link a [[Miiverse Stamp]] of herself upon delivering half of the Golden Bugs.
In {{TPHD}}, {{Term|TPHD|Agitha}} will also give {{Term|TPHD|Link}} a {{Term|TPHD|Miiverse Stamp|link}} of herself upon delivering half of the {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}}.


==Locations==
====Locations====
[[File:Golden Bugs.png|thumb|right|250px|The complete collection of Golden Bugs]]
{{Data Table
[[File:Golden bug tree.jpg|thumb|250px|A male Beetle resting on a tree in the Faron Province]]
|game= TPHD
 
|columns= Name [Term], Location [Colspan:2], '''♂''' [Unsortable], '''♀''' [Unsortable]
{| class="altrow" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2| Name
! colspan=2| Location
|-
|-
! ♂
| Ant
! ♀
| [[File:TPHD Male Ant Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Kakariko Village Graveyard|link}}
| [[File:TPHD Female Ant Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Kakariko Village|link}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Ant}}
| Mantis
| [[File:Ant (M).png]]<br>[[Kakariko Village Graveyard]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Mantis Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Great Hylian Bridge|link}}
| [[File:Ant (F).png|50px]]<br>[[Kakariko Village]]
| [[File:TPHD Female Mantis Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Great Hylian Bridge}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Mantis}}
| Butterfly
| [[File:Mantis (M).png]]<br>[[Great Bridge of Hylia]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Butterfly Icon.png|50px]]<br/>West of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town|link}}{{List Note|East of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town}} in the [[Nintendo Wii]] version of {{TP|-}} and in {{Term|TPHD|Hero Mode|link}} in {{TPHD|-}}.|name= East}}
| [[File:Mantis (F).png]]<br>Great Bridge of Hylia
| [[File:TPHD Female Butterfly Icon.png|50px]]<br/>West of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town}}{{List Note|name= East}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Butterfly}}
| Phasmid
| [[File:Butterfly (M).png]]<br>{{Exp|GCN version; East in Wii version|West}} of [[Castle Town]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Phasmid Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Bridge of Eldin|link}}
| [[File:Butterfly (F).png]]<br>{{Exp|GCN version; East in Wii version|West}} of Castle Town
| [[File:TPHD Female Phasmid Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Bridge of Eldin}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Phasmid}}
| Dayfly
| [[File:Phasmid (M).png]]<br>[[Bridge of Eldin]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Dayfly Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Gerudo Desert|link}}
| [[File:Phasmid (F).png]]<br>Bridge of Eldin
| [[File:TPHD Female Dayfly Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Gerudo Desert}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Dayfly}}
| Stag Beetle
| [[File:Dayfly (M).png]]<br>[[Gerudo Desert]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Stag Beetle Icon.png|50px]]<br/>North of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town}}
| [[File:Dayfly (F).png]]<br>Gerudo Desert
| [[File:TPHD Female Stag Beetle Icon.png|50px]]<br/>North of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Stag Beetle}}
| Ladybug
| [[File:Stag Beetle (M).png]]<br>North of Castle Town
| [[File:TPHD Male Ladybug Icon.png|50px]]<br/>South of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town}}
| [[File:Stag Beetle (F).png]]<br>North of Castle Town
| [[File:TPHD Female Ladybug Icon.png|50px]]<br/>South of {{Term|TPHD|Castle Town}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Ladybug}}
| Grasshopper
| [[File:Ladybug (M).png]]<br>South of Castle Town
| [[File:TPHD Male Grasshopper Icon.png|50px]]<br/>North of {{Term|TPHD|Kakariko Village}}
| [[File:Ladybug (F).png]]<br>South of Castle Town
| [[File:TPHD Female Grasshopper Icon.png|50px]]<br/>North of {{Term|TPHD|Kakariko Village}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Grasshopper}}
| Beetle
| [[File:Grasshopper (M).png]]<br>North of Kakariko Village
| [[File:TPHD Male Beetle Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Hyrule Field|link}} ({{Term|TPHD|Faron Province|link}})
| [[File:Grasshopper (F).png]]<br>North of Kakariko Village
| [[File:TPHD Female Beetle Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Hyrule Field}} ({{Term|TPHD|Faron Province}})
|-
|-
| {{Section|Beetle}}
| Pill Bug
| [[File:Beetle (M).png]]<br>[[Hyrule Field]] ([[Faron Province]])
| [[File:TPHD Male Pill Bug Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Kakariko Gorge|link}}
| [[File:Beetle (F).png]]<br>Hyrule Field (Faron Province)
| [[File:TPHD Female Pill Bug Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Kakariko Gorge}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Pill Bug}}
| Snail
| [[File:Pill Bug (M).png]]<br>[[Kakariko Gorge]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Snail Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Sacred Grove|link}}
| [[File:Pill Bug (F).png]]<br>Kakariko Gorge
| [[File:TPHD Female Snail Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Temple of Time (Dungeon)|link}}
|-
|-
| {{Section|Snail}}
| Dragonfly
| [[File:Snail (M).png]]<br>[[Sacred Grove]]
| [[File:TPHD Male Dragonfly Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Zora's Domain|link}}
| [[File:Snail (F).png]]<br>[[Temple of Time#Twilight Princess|Temple of Time]]
| [[File:TPHD Female Dragonfly Icon.png|50px]]<br/>{{Term|TPHD|Zora's River|link}}
|-
}}
| {{Section|Dragonfly}}
{{List Notes}}
| [[File:Dragonfly (M).png]]<br>[[Zora's Domain]]
| [[File:Dragonfly (F).png]]<br>[[Zora's River]]
|}


==Verses==
====Verses====
After giving a Golden Bug to Agitha, she recites a verse about it.
After giving a {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} to {{Term|TPHD|Agitha}}, she recites a verse about it.


*'''Ant''': Li'l ant, li'l ant, I might mistake you for a grain and put you in my cereal...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Ant|link}}: Li'l ant, li'l ant, I might mistake you for a grain and put you in my cereal...
*'''Mantis''': Li'l mantis, li'l mantis, if I had sickles like that, I could slice onions better...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Mantis|link}}: Li'l mantis, li'l mantis, if I had sickles like that, I could slice onions better...
*'''Butterfly''': Li'l butterfly, li'l butterfly, I want to be wrapped up in that powder, too...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Butterfly|link}}: Li'l butterfly, li'l butterfly, I want to be wrapped up in that powder, too...
*'''Phasmid''': Li'l phasmid, li'l phasmid, I want to tie your long antennae into bows...
*Golden {{Term|TPHD|Phasmid|link}}: Li'l phasmid, li'l phasmid, I want to tie your long antennae into bows...
*'''Dayfly''': Li'l dayfly, li'l dayfly, I want to take your colorful tail and make the loveliest braid ever...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Dayfly|link}}: Li'l dayfly, li'l dayfly, I want to take your colorful tail and make the loveliest braid ever...
*'''Stag Beetle''': Li'l stag beetle, li'l stag beetle, your spiky pinchers are so sharp! They must feel so good...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Stag Beetle|link}}: Li'l stag beetle, li'l stag beetle, your spiky pinchers are so sharp! They must feel so good...
*'''Ladybug''': Li'l ladybug, li'l ladybug, if I was smaller, I would get on your back and we'd fly around...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Ladybug|link}}: Li'l ladybug, li'l ladybug, if I was smaller, I would get on your back and we'd fly around...
*'''Grasshopper''': Li'l grasshopper, li'l grasshopper, I'd love to tickle your belly all day long...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Grasshopper|link}}: Li'l grasshopper, li'l grasshopper, I'd love to tickle your belly all day long...
*'''Beetle''': Li'l beetle, li'l beetle, I want to use that shiny shell as a pillow and fall asleep...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Beetle|link}}: Li'l beetle, li'l beetle, I want to use that shiny shell as a pillow and fall asleep...
*'''Pill Bug''': Li'l pill bug, li'l pill bug, I wish I was smaller so I could roll you around like a ball...
*Golden {{Term|TPHD|Pill Bug|link}}: Li'l pill bug, li'l pill bug, I wish I was smaller so I could roll you around like a ball...
*'''Snail''': Li'l snail, li'l snail, just once I'd like to take a bath in that slime...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Snail|link}}: Li'l snail, li'l snail, just once I'd like to take a bath in that slime...
*'''Dragonfly''': Li'l dragonfly, li'l dragonfly, when you look at me with those great big eyes, I...
*{{Term|TPHD|Golden Dragonfly|link}}: Li'l dragonfly, li'l dragonfly, when you look at me with those great big eyes, I...


==Non-Canon Appearancess==
==Other Appearancess==
==={{HW|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
{{Noncanon|Start}}
==={{HW|-}}===
{{Stub|HWDE}}
{{sectstub|HW}}
In {{HW}}, {{Plural|HWDE|Golden Bug}} appear as part of {{Term|HWDE|Agitha|link}}'s attacks. She can summon swarms of {{Plural|HWDE|Golden Bug}} as well as giant ones. She specifically uses female {{Plural|HWDE|Golden Butterfly|link}} and male {{Plural|HWDE|Golden Beetle|link}} for her insect related attacks.
In {{HW}}, Golden Bugs appear as part of Agitha's attacks. She can summon swarms of Golden Bugs as well as giant ones. She specifically uses female Golden Butterflies and male Golden Beetles for her insect related attacks.
{{Noncanon|End}}
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*After capturing a Golden Bug, it does not disappear; rather, another one takes its place even though Link can not bring back more than one, as it will be released after collecting it again. After Link releases a bug he already captured, it will release a [[Heart]].
*After capturing a {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} in {{TP|-}}, it does not disappear; rather, another one takes its place even though {{Term|TPHD|Link|link}} can not bring back more than one, as it will be released after collecting it again. After {{Term|TPHD|Link}} releases a {{Term|TPHD|Golden Bug}} he already captured, it will release a {{Term|TPHD|Heart|link}}.
*If Link has Golden Bugs in his possession that he has not given to Agitha and tries to leave her castle, she will angrily mutter to his back.<ref>{{Cite|I know you have bugs...|Agitha|TP}}</ref>
*If {{Term|TPHD|Link}} has {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}} in his possession that he has not given to {{Term|TPHD|Agitha}} and tries to leave her castle, she will angrily mutter to his back.<ref>{{Cite|I know you have bugs...|Agitha|TP}}</ref>
*The menu description for the male and female snails mention that possibility that they might actually be the opposite sex.<ref>{{Cite|A golden-bodied ♂ snail. It was found in the Sacred Grove. (...It might actually be a ♀.)|Golden Snail Description|TP}}</ref> This is a reference to the fact that snails are actually hermaphrodites, so there are no male or female snails. In the French version of the game, the description refers to the snail as "{{Exp|Un escargot♂♀au corps doré.|A golden-bodied ♂♀ snail.}}"  
*The menu description for the male and female {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Snail|link}} mention that possibility that they might actually be the opposite sex.<ref>{{Cite|A golden-bodied ♂ snail. It was found in the Sacred Grove. (...It might actually be a ♀.)|Inventory|TP}}</ref> This is a reference to the fact that snails are actually hermaphrodites, so there are no male or female snails. In the French version of the game, the description refers to the snail as "{{Exp|Un escargot♂♀au corps doré.|A golden-bodied ♂♀ snail.}}"  


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
''See [[Twilight Princess Translations/Items#Golden Bugs|here]] for the translations of each particular bug.''
{{Nomenclature}}
 
{{Names
|align= left
|enBr=
|enBrM=
|ja=
|jaM=
|esS=
|esSM=
|esL=
|esLM=
|fr= Insectes Dorés
|frF=
|frFM=
|frC=
|frCM=
|de= {{de|Goldinsekt}}
|deM=
|it= Insetti dorati
|itM=
|ptP=
|ptPM=
|ptB=
|ptBM=
|nl=
|nlM=
|ru=
|ruM=
|ko=
|koM=
|zhT=
|zhTM=
|zhS=
|zhSM= }}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:TP Female Ant Render.png|Female Ant
File:Golden Bugs.png|The complete collection of {{Plural|TPHD|Golden Bug}}
File:TP Male Mantis Render.png|Male Mantis
File:Golden bug tree.jpg|A male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Beetle}} resting on a {{Term|TPHD|Tree}} in the {{Term|TPHD|Faron Province}}
File:TP Female Mantis Render.png|Female Mantis
File:TP Female Ant Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Ant}}
File:TP Male Butterfly Render.png|Male Butterfly
File:TP Male Mantis Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Mantis}}
File:TP Female Butterfly Render.png|Female Butterfly
File:TP Female Mantis Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Mantis}}
File:TP Male Phasmid Render.png|Male Phasmid
File:TP Male Butterfly Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Butterfly}}
File:TP Female Phasmid Render.png|Female Phasmid
File:TP Female Butterfly Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Butterfly}}
File:TP Male Dayfly Render.png|Male Dayfly
File:TP Male Phasmid Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Phasmid}}
File:TP Female Dayfly Render.png|Female Dayfly
File:TP Female Phasmid Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Phasmid}}
File:TP Male Stag Beetle Model.png|Male Stag Beetle
File:TP Male Dayfly Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Dayfly}}
File:TP Female Stag Beetle Render.png|Female Stag Beetle
File:TP Female Dayfly Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Dayfly}}
File:TP Male Ladybug Render.png|Male Ladybug
File:TP Male Stag Beetle Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Stag Beetle}}
File:TP Female Ladybug Render.png|Female Ladybug
File:TP Female Stag Beetle Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Stag Beetle}}
File:TP Male Grasshopper Render.png|Male Grasshopper
File:TP Male Ladybug Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Ladybug}}
File:TP Female Grasshopper Render.png|Female Grasshopper
File:TP Female Ladybug Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Ladybug}}
File:TP Male Beetle Render.png|Male Beetle
File:TP Male Grasshopper Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Grasshopper}}
File:TP Female Beetle Render.png|Female Beetle
File:TP Female Grasshopper Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Grasshopper}}
File:TP Male Pill Bug Render.png|Male Pill Bug
File:TP Male Beetle Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Beetle}}
File:TP Female Pill Bug Render.png|Female Pill Bug
File:TP Female Beetle Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Beetle}}
File:TP Male Snail Model.png|Male Snail
File:TP Male Pill Bug Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Pill Bug}}
File:TP Female Snail Render.png|Female Snail
File:TP Female Pill Bug Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Pill Bug}}
File:TP Male Dragonfly Render.png|Male Dragonfly
File:TP Male Snail Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Snail}}
File:TP Female Dragonfly Render.png|Female Dragonfly
File:TP Female Snail Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Snail}}
File:HW Agitha Golden Bug.jpg|Agitha with a Golden Butterfly in {{HW|-}}
File:TP Male Dragonfly Render.png|Male {{Term|TPHD|Golden Dragonfly}}
File:HW Agitha Golden Bugs Swarm.png|Agitha summoning a swarm of Golden Butterflies in {{HW|-}}
File:TP Female Dragonfly Render.png|Female {{Term|TPHD|Golden Dragonfly}}
File:HW Giant Golden Beetle.jpg|Giant Golden Beetle in {{HW|-}}
File:HW Agitha Golden Bug.jpg|{{Term|HW|Agitha}} with a {{Term|HW|Golden Butterfly}} in {{HW|-}}
File:HW Agitha Golden Bugs Swarm.png|{{Term|HW|Agitha}} summoning a swarm of {{Plural|HW|Golden Butterfly}} in {{HW|-}}
File:HW Giant Golden Beetle.jpg|A giant {{Term|HW|Golden Beetle}} in {{HW|-}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
*{{StrategyWiki|http://strategywiki.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess/Golden_Bugs|Strategy Wiki's Golden Bug guide}}
* {{StrategyWiki|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess/Golden Bugs|Golden Bugs}}


{{Ref}}
{{Ref}}


{{Pickups}}
{{Categories
 
|Collectibles, Insects
[[Category:Insects]]
|objects= HW, HWL, HWDE
[[Category:Sidequests]]
|items= TP, TPHD
[[Category:Items in Twilight Princess]]
|side-quests= TP, TPHD
}}

Latest revision as of 08:02, 15 April 2024

Golden Bugs are recurring Items and objects in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]

Location and Uses

Twilight Princess

In Twilight Princess, Golden Bugs glow and make a shimmering sound. They can be attracted with the Lantern. Some Golden Bugs are out of reach, so Link must use the Clawshot or Gale Boomerang to collect them. There are 12 types of Golden Bugs, including a male and female of each type, for a total of 24. Both male and female variations of a single Golden Bug can be found in the same general area.[2]

After giving Agitha the first Golden Bug, she will reward Link with the Big Wallet.[3] From then on, giving Agitha a Golden Bug will reward Link with a Purple Rupee (50). Giving her a pair of the same Golden Bug will reward him with an Orange Rupee (100).[4] Once Link gives a Golden Bug to Agitha, it will be marked on the collection screen with a butterfly. After giving all 24 Golden Bugs to Agitha, Link will be rewarded with the Giant Wallet.

In Twilight Princess HD, Agitha will also give Link a Miiverse Stamp of herself upon delivering half of the Golden Bugs.

Locations

Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Ant Icon.png
Kakariko Village Graveyard
TPHD Female Ant Icon.png
Kakariko Village
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Mantis Icon.png
Great Hylian Bridge
TPHD Female Mantis Icon.png
Great Hylian Bridge
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Butterfly Icon.png
West of Hyrule Castle Town[a]
TPHD Female Butterfly Icon.png
West of Hyrule Castle Town[a]
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Phasmid Icon.png
Bridge of Eldin
TPHD Female Phasmid Icon.png
Bridge of Eldin
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Dayfly Icon.png
Gerudo Desert
TPHD Female Dayfly Icon.png
Gerudo Desert
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Stag Beetle Icon.png
North of Hyrule Castle Town
TPHD Female Stag Beetle Icon.png
North of Hyrule Castle Town
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Ladybug Icon.png
South of Hyrule Castle Town
TPHD Female Ladybug Icon.png
South of Hyrule Castle Town
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Grasshopper Icon.png
North of Kakariko Village
TPHD Female Grasshopper Icon.png
North of Kakariko Village
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Beetle Icon.png
Hyrule Field (Faron Province)
TPHD Female Beetle Icon.png
Hyrule Field (Faron Province)
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Pill Bug Icon.png
Kakariko Gorge
TPHD Female Pill Bug Icon.png
Kakariko Gorge
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Snail Icon.png
Sacred Grove
TPHD Female Snail Icon.png
Temple of Time
Name
Location♂
TPHD Male Dragonfly Icon.png
Zora's Domain
TPHD Female Dragonfly Icon.png
Zora's River
NameLocation
♂
TPHD Male Ant Icon.png
Kakariko Village Graveyard
TPHD Female Ant Icon.png
Kakariko Village
TPHD Male Mantis Icon.png
Great Hylian Bridge
TPHD Female Mantis Icon.png
Great Hylian Bridge
TPHD Male Butterfly Icon.png
West of Hyrule Castle Town[a]
TPHD Female Butterfly Icon.png
West of Hyrule Castle Town[a]
TPHD Male Phasmid Icon.png
Bridge of Eldin
TPHD Female Phasmid Icon.png
Bridge of Eldin
TPHD Male Dayfly Icon.png
Gerudo Desert
TPHD Female Dayfly Icon.png
Gerudo Desert
TPHD Male Stag Beetle Icon.png
North of Hyrule Castle Town
TPHD Female Stag Beetle Icon.png
North of Hyrule Castle Town
TPHD Male Ladybug Icon.png
South of Hyrule Castle Town
TPHD Female Ladybug Icon.png
South of Hyrule Castle Town
TPHD Male Grasshopper Icon.png
North of Kakariko Village
TPHD Female Grasshopper Icon.png
North of Kakariko Village
TPHD Male Beetle Icon.png
Hyrule Field (Faron Province)
TPHD Female Beetle Icon.png
Hyrule Field (Faron Province)
TPHD Male Pill Bug Icon.png
Kakariko Gorge
TPHD Female Pill Bug Icon.png
Kakariko Gorge
TPHD Male Snail Icon.png
Sacred Grove
TPHD Female Snail Icon.png
Temple of Time
TPHD Male Dragonfly Icon.png
Zora's Domain
TPHD Female Dragonfly Icon.png
Zora's River
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 East of Hyrule Castle Town in the Nintendo Wii version of Twilight Princess and in Hero Mode in Twilight Princess HD.

Verses

After giving a Golden Bug to Agitha, she recites a verse about it.

  • Golden Ant: Li'l ant, li'l ant, I might mistake you for a grain and put you in my cereal...
  • Golden Mantis: Li'l mantis, li'l mantis, if I had sickles like that, I could slice onions better...
  • Golden Butterfly: Li'l butterfly, li'l butterfly, I want to be wrapped up in that powder, too...
  • Golden Phasmid: Li'l phasmid, li'l phasmid, I want to tie your long antennae into bows...
  • Golden Dayfly: Li'l dayfly, li'l dayfly, I want to take your colorful tail and make the loveliest braid ever...
  • Golden Stag Beetle: Li'l stag beetle, li'l stag beetle, your spiky pinchers are so sharp! They must feel so good...
  • Golden Ladybug: Li'l ladybug, li'l ladybug, if I was smaller, I would get on your back and we'd fly around...
  • Golden Grasshopper: Li'l grasshopper, li'l grasshopper, I'd love to tickle your belly all day long...
  • Golden Beetle: Li'l beetle, li'l beetle, I want to use that shiny shell as a pillow and fall asleep...
  • Golden Pill Bug: Li'l pill bug, li'l pill bug, I wish I was smaller so I could roll you around like a ball...
  • Golden Snail: Li'l snail, li'l snail, just once I'd like to take a bath in that slime...
  • Golden Dragonfly: Li'l dragonfly, li'l dragonfly, when you look at me with those great big eyes, I...

Other Appearancess

Hyrule Warriors

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In Hyrule Warriors, Golden Bugs appear as part of Agitha's attacks. She can summon swarms of Golden Bugs as well as giant ones. She specifically uses female Golden Butterflies and male Golden Beetles for her insect related attacks.

Trivia

  • After capturing a Golden Bug in Twilight Princess, it does not disappear; rather, another one takes its place even though Link can not bring back more than one, as it will be released after collecting it again. After Link releases a Golden Bug he already captured, it will release a Heart.
  • If Link has Golden Bugs in his possession that he has not given to Agitha and tries to leave her castle, she will angrily mutter to his back.[5]
  • The menu description for the male and female Golden Snails mention that possibility that they might actually be the opposite sex.[6] This is a reference to the fact that snails are actually hermaphrodites, so there are no male or female snails. In the French version of the game, the description refers to the snail as "A golden-bodied ♂♀ snail."

Nomenclature

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Gallery

  • The complete collection of Golden Bugs

    The complete collection of Golden Bugs

  • A male Golden Beetle resting on a Tree in the Faron Province

    A male Golden Beetle resting on a Tree in the Faron Province

  • Female Golden Ant

    Female Golden Ant

  • Male Golden Mantis

    Male Golden Mantis

  • Female Golden Mantis

    Female Golden Mantis

  • Male Golden Butterfly

    Male Golden Butterfly

  • Female Golden Butterfly

    Female Golden Butterfly

  • Male Golden Phasmid

    Male Golden Phasmid

  • Female Golden Phasmid

    Female Golden Phasmid

  • Male Golden Dayfly

    Male Golden Dayfly

  • Female Golden Dayfly

    Female Golden Dayfly

  • Male Golden Stag Beetle

    Male Golden Stag Beetle

  • Female Golden Stag Beetle

    Female Golden Stag Beetle

  • Male Golden Ladybug

    Male Golden Ladybug

  • Female Golden Ladybug

    Female Golden Ladybug

  • Male Golden Grasshopper

    Male Golden Grasshopper

  • Female Golden Grasshopper

    Female Golden Grasshopper

  • Male Golden Beetle

    Male Golden Beetle

  • Female Golden Beetle

    Female Golden Beetle

  • Male Golden Pill Bug

    Male Golden Pill Bug

  • Female Golden Pill Bug

    Female Golden Pill Bug

  • Male Golden Snail

    Male Golden Snail

  • Female Golden Snail

    Female Golden Snail

  • Male Golden Dragonfly

    Male Golden Dragonfly

  • Female Golden Dragonfly

    Female Golden Dragonfly

  • Agitha with a Golden Butterfly in Hyrule Warriors

    Agitha with a Golden Butterfly in Hyrule Warriors

  • Agitha summoning a swarm of Golden Butterflies in Hyrule Warriors

    Agitha summoning a swarm of Golden Butterflies in Hyrule Warriors

  • A giant Golden Beetle in Hyrule Warriors

    A giant Golden Beetle in Hyrule Warriors

External links

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 125 (TP)
  2. ↑ "I've invited the 24 golden bugs of the world to the ball, but... I don't know if they got lost on the way or what...but they're not here, that's for sure. [...] Oh, boy, if you have a bug with you now, please give it to me. The ball must begin!" — Agitha (Twilight Princess)
  3. ↑ "...You actually went bug hunting for me, didn't you? To be honest, I doubted you would... I guess some might consider me a poor- mannered princess...From now on, if you bring me insects, I'll share my happiness with you. You can keep it in this!" — Agitha (Twilight Princess)
  4. ↑ "If any bug becomes part of a pair, I think I'll be able to share GREAT happiness with you!" — Agitha (Twilight Princess)
  5. ↑ "I know you have bugs..." — Agitha (Twilight Princess)
  6. ↑ "A golden-bodied ♂ snail. It was found in the Sacred Grove. (...It might actually be a ♀.)" — Item Screen (Twilight Princess)
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